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A Wisconsin homebuilder defrauded by its former CEO claims a lawyer convicted in connection with the $20 million scheme is living a lavish lifestyle and moving assets to avoid paying remaining restitution.Bielinski Brothers Builders is seeking dismissal of a bankruptcy action filed by the lawyer, Michael Gral, formerly a partner with Michael Best & Friedrich, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. Gral served less than two years in prison for his role in the fraud. In a Feb. 26 filing (PDF), the company says at the very least the bankruptcy should be suspended while a state court action plays out.Gral has paid more than $2 million in restitution but still owes “another couple of million or so,” according to the Journal Sentinel.Gral has a luxury home in Wisconsin and a condo at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne in Miami, according to the article. Court documents allege Gral engaged in bad faith by moving assets in intertwined legal entities and siphoning value from the … [Read more...] about Defrauded builder claims convicted lawyer enjoys lavish lifestyle despite restitution order

A federal judge accused of assaulting his wife at the Ritz-Carlton in Atlanta will check into a treatment program, according to his lawyer.U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller of Montgomery, Alabama, is embarrassed about the episode, his lawyer, Barry Ragsdale, told the Associated Press and the Daily Report (sub. req.). Ragsdale told AP that Fuller will check into a treatment program within a few days.Ragsdale didn’t identify the type of program, other than to say it is one “that is best for his situation and circumstances,” according to AP.Fuller’s wife told police that the judge pulled her to the ground, kicked her, dragged her around the hotel room and hit her in the mouth. The woman said the argument began when she confronted Fuller about her belief that he was having an affair with a law clerk. He was arrested Aug. 10 and charged with misdemeanor battery.Fuller is not with his wife at home, Ragsdale told AP.Fuller’s cases have been reassigned. U.S. Circuit … [Read more...] about Federal judge accused of assaulting his wife is going into treatment, his lawyer says

In Walter Issacson’s 2011 biography of Steve Jobs, Issacson recounts how in 1999, after returning to Apple, Steve Jobs began to interview executives to develop a string of new Apple retail stores. At the time, Gateway Computers was on the verge of bankruptcy after opening its suburban stores, and Dell was succeeding by selling direct to customers without stores. Nonetheless, Jobs correctly predicted that if Window users, in particular, were passing by and found the Apple store inviting enough, Apple would win.Jobs envisioned that the stores would be minimalistic and offer places for potential customers to try things out. “The stores would impute the ethos of Apple products: playful, easy, creative, and on the bright side of the line between hip and intimidating.” When the final prototype retail store was completed in January 2001, the board approved going ahead so that Apple might take its brand to a new level and ensure that consumers did not come see Apple computers … [Read more...] about Apple Retail Stores Receive Trademark Protection

In the mid-to-late nineties the economy created unprecedented wealth for many Americans. Even with the current downturn, most are better off now than they were ten years ago, and they are looking for ways to reward their efforts. Prominent among the options is a Rocky Mountain getaway. The limitations on leisure time, together with cost parameters, have re-focused attention on the timeshare format to allow many to realize this reward.During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the timeshare industry was in its infancy, and its reputation suffered from sales and marketing abuses. Since that time, communities such as Vail, Aspen and Snowmass have adopted ordinances designed to protect timeshare consumers by imposing strict sales disclosures, escrow rules, buyer rescission periods, marketing restrictions, and project operating guidelines. Colorado also enacted similar state laws.Today, timeshare ownership of second homes is back in favor as a method of acquiring vacation property. Colorado … [Read more...] about Variations on a Timeshare Theme in Colorado Resort Communities

If you have an email account, then you by now have received one or more emails from companies notifying you that their email communication provider, Epsilon, suffered a security breach that resulted in unauthorized parties accessing your name and email address. Since Epsilon purports to send 40 billion emails annually, and boasts over 2,500 corporate clients including 7 of the Fortune 10, the impact has been widespread.The companies affected include Best Buy, Capital One, Citi, Dell, Disney, Hilton, Home Shopping Network, JPMorgan Chase, Kroger, Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Target, TiVo, Verizon and Walgreens. (For a fuller list click here). So many people have received multiple notifications about this single incident that “Epsilon Bingo” cards have sprung up on the Internet (if you collect notifications from each company on the card, you win the game). Although much larger in scope, this breach is similar in nature to those suffered by other email providers … [Read more...] about Why Your Organization Faces Risk from the Epsilon Email Breach (Even if They Are Not Your Vendor)